BBT Commentary

Legalists insist that the only Bhagavad Gita As It Is that should ever be printed for the next 10,000 years is the one published by McMillian in 1972. Those who think like that are speaking from a place of complete ignorance about how language changes dramatically in as little as 500 years. So much so, […]

Much of the criticism about the editorial changes made to the Mac72 Gita come from hysterical individuals who get so frantic they spew comments off the top of their head without even checking to see if they are true. In this case the intent was to suggest that no one would dare edit the work

The Mac72 Legalists are quit vocal about how they feel about anything other that version of Srila Prabhupadas Bhagavad Gita As It Is. Some individuals get so worked up they hardly realize how offensive their choice of words are when voicing their opinions about the other Gita. There are absolutely NO studies which suggest that the Current

Srila Prabhupada requested that the original 1st canto which he carried with him from India be properly edited to the highest standard of the English written word. He also wanted everything written after he came to America to also be properly edited. It was after un-qualified ambitious disciples failed to edit his books properly when

BBT Sells Cases of Mac72 Gita.Some claim that the psychogenetic fallacy is unfairly alleged to dismiss legitimate concerns about the editing that has been done to the Bhagavad Gita As It Is. Yet evidence of how some individuals have become so unreasonably frantic about the modifications made to the Gita is readily evident. The BBT

FOR THE RECORD:The following proposal is suggested as a way to resolve the controversy regarding the editing of the original “Mac72” version of BGAII. 1. The “Mac72” version:This version of the BGAII was the last original unedited text that Srila Prabhupada spoke and lectured from while still in his manifest form. It is therefore essential

On several occasions Srila Prabhupada spelled out what the main purpose of the Gita was for. He did this because of the prevalence of Gitas that negate the personality of Godhead and the concept of devotional service. The Bhagavad Gita As It Is earns its title because it leads the reader to his eternal relationship